> 4. inet_aton() returns addresses in network byte order, so the
>    HTONL() is superfluous.  Is the fact that inet_aton() returns
>    addresses in network byte order documented anywhere?

"man 3 inet_aton" says, in part,

     All Internet addresses are returned in network order (bytes ordered from
     left to right).  All network numbers and local address parts are returned
     as machine format integer values.

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